hamza

ham·za

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahm-zah]
- /ˈhɑm zɑ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahm-zah]
- /ˈhɑm zɑ/

Definitions of hamza word

noun hamza the sign used in Arabic writing to represent the glottal stop, usually written above another letter and shown in English transliterations as an apostrophe. 1
noun hamza (in Arabic script) a symbol representing a glottal stop. 1
noun hamza the sign used in Arabic to represent the glottal stop 0
noun hamza a mark used in Arabic writing to indicate a glottal stop and usually represented in English transliteration by an apostrophe 0
noun hamza A sign (ء ‎(ʾ)‎ - a stand-alone hamza) used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter or most commonly over or under other letters, e.g. أ ‎(ʾ)‎ (over an alif - ا‎), إ ‎(ʾ)‎ (under an alif), ؤ ‎(ʾ)‎ (over a wāw - و ‎(w)‎) or ئ ‎(ʾ)‎ (over a dotless yāʾ - ى‎). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule - "seat of hamza rule". 0

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Origin of hamza

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40, hamza is from the Arabic word ḥamzah literally, a squeezing together

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Parts of speech for Hamza

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hamza

hamza popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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